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PHOTO-ETCHED PE 1 700 IJN Buffered rivets H048

PHOTO-ETCHED PE 1 700 IJN Buffered rivets H048

 - $5.09 42m
Rare Vintage large wooden sailboat from the late 1930's 

Rare Vintage large wooden sailboat from the late 1930's 

 2 $74.99 46m
Artesania Latina Catalog 1999 Mint Condition

Artesania Latina Catalog 1999 Mint Condition

 - $9.99 55m
Life Like Hobby Kits Half Moon Hendric Hudson Model Kit MINT IN SEALED BOX

Life Like Hobby Kits Half Moon Hendric Hudson Model Kit MINT IN SEALED BOX

 1 $19.99 57m
RARE PYRO REVENUE CUTTER "ROGER B. TANEY" SHIP MODEL FROM 50'S MINT IN BOX!

RARE PYRO REVENUE CUTTER "ROGER B. TANEY" SHIP MODEL FROM 50'S MINT IN BOX!

 9 $110.49 1h
VINTAGE REVELL TITANIC MODEL, NEVER PUT TOGETHER

VINTAGE REVELL TITANIC MODEL, NEVER PUT TOGETHER

 - $19.95 1h
MINIATURE Vintage Model Tall Whaling Ship Clipper 1846

MINIATURE Vintage Model Tall Whaling Ship Clipper 1846

 - $9.99 1h 4m
Tamiya 1:700 Scale IJN Light Cruiser Yahagi, WL Series #315

Tamiya 1:700 Scale IJN Light Cruiser Yahagi, WL Series #315

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 $14.00
$16.99		 1h 7m
Hasegawa 1:700 Scale IJN Battleship Hiei 1942 ? Rare Boxing

Hasegawa 1:700 Scale IJN Battleship Hiei 1942 ? Rare Boxing

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 $21.99
$29.99		 1h 12m
PE 1 700 IJN Type96 25mm Machine Gun(Triple) Yamato H51

PE 1 700 IJN Type96 25mm Machine Gun(Triple) Yamato H51

 - $18.69 1h 13m
Heller Humbrol I-60 Kurun Model Kit # 80614 Sailboat Boat NIB

Heller Humbrol I-60 Kurun Model Kit # 80614 Sailboat Boat NIB

 2 $10.00 1h 13m
Hasegawa 1:700 Scale IJN Battleship Kirishima, 1942 ? Rare Boxing

Hasegawa 1:700 Scale IJN Battleship Kirishima, 1942 ? Rare Boxing

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 $18.99
$25.99		 1h 16m
Tamiya 1:700 Scale RAN Destroyer Vampire Class, WL Series #910

Tamiya 1:700 Scale RAN Destroyer Vampire Class, WL Series #910

 1 $11.99 1h 25m
Easy Model 1:700 Scale SSN 772 Greenville with SEAL delivery vehicle

Easy Model 1:700 Scale SSN 772 Greenville with SEAL delivery vehicle

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 $7.99
$9.00		 1h 28m
1959 Revell Clipper Ship Cutty Sark Vintage Model & Box w Instructions

1959 Revell Clipper Ship Cutty Sark Vintage Model & Box w Instructions

5 $21.00 1h 33m
Aoshima 1:700 Scale IJN Light Cruiser Jintsu ? 1933. WL Series

Aoshima 1:700 Scale IJN Light Cruiser Jintsu ? 1933. WL Series

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 $22.95
$25.95		 1h 34m
Boat Model plans - Dory Model Plans, Sea Spray 1983 Lobster Dory

Boat Model plans - Dory Model Plans, Sea Spray 1983 Lobster Dory

- $4.99 1h 36m
Tamiya 1:700 Scale IJN Light Cruiser Tama, WL Series #317

Tamiya 1:700 Scale IJN Light Cruiser Tama, WL Series #317

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 $15.99
$17.99		 1h 40m
Aoshima 1:700 Scale IJN Heavy Cruiser Atago, WL Series #338

Aoshima 1:700 Scale IJN Heavy Cruiser Atago, WL Series #338

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 $21.99
$25.99		 1h 43m
Vintage Toy 1960s Wooden Scale Model Ship (THE MAYFLOWER) unused in box

Vintage Toy 1960s Wooden Scale Model Ship (THE MAYFLOWER) unused in box

 1 $5.00 1h 46m
Fujimi 1:700 scale IJN Battleship Kongo, Seaway Series #15

Fujimi 1:700 scale IJN Battleship Kongo, Seaway Series #15

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 $19.99
$21.99		 1h 48m
USS Constitution 44" Wooden Ship Model Sailing Boat NEW

USS Constitution 44" Wooden Ship Model Sailing Boat NEW

 6 $137.00 1h 54m
Corgi 1:144 Scale Super Constellation ?Blue Angels? Support Aircraft

Corgi 1:144 Scale Super Constellation ?Blue Angels? Support Aircraft

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 $43.99
$49.99		 1h 54m
PE 1 700 Spraying Stencils for IJN Aircraft Carrier H75

PE 1 700 Spraying Stencils for IJN Aircraft Carrier H75

 - $17.84 1h 54m
The Sharpie Schooner All Wood Display Model. Assembles Easily

The Sharpie Schooner All Wood Display Model. Assembles Easily

 - $72.99 1h 56m
Corgi 1:144 Scale Douglas C-47 Skytrain and escort P-51 and P-47 fighters

Corgi 1:144 Scale Douglas C-47 Skytrain and escort P-51 and P-47 fighters

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 $44.99
$49.99		 1h 58m
Yankee Modelworks USS Yorktown CV-5 #35057 nib

Yankee Modelworks USS Yorktown CV-5 #35057 nib

 - $379.00 1h 59m
~ Vintage Toy Boats 1870-1955 OP Book Wonderful History & Photos

~ Vintage Toy Boats 1870-1955 OP Book Wonderful History & Photos

 3 $22.00 2h 3m
Graupner Glasgow Package Including Wilesco D-48 Steam Plant

Graupner Glasgow Package Including Wilesco D-48 Steam Plant

 - $750.00 2h 7m
Mini Mamoli Amerigo Vespucci 1:350 Scale NEW

Mini Mamoli Amerigo Vespucci 1:350 Scale NEW

 - $51.00 2h 9m

Model News

  • More Plastic Kit History The first plastic models were manufactured in the 1950s by the British firms Frog and Airfix. American manufacturers such as Revell, AMT, and Monogram gained ascendancy in the 1960s as French Heller SA in Europe. Since the 1970s, Japanese firms such as Hasegawa and Tamiya have dominated the field and represent the highest level of technology. Brands from Russia, Central Europe, China, and Korea have also become prominent recently. Many smaller companies have also produced plastic models. While injection molding is the predominant manufacturing process for plastic models, the high costs of equipment and making molds make it unsuitable for lower yield production. Thus, models of minor and obscure subjects are often manufactured using alternative processes. Vacuum forming is popular for aircraft models, though assembly is more difficult than for injection molded kits. Resin casting, popular with smaller manufacturers, particularly Aftermarket firms (but also producers of full kits) yields a greater degree of detail molded in situ, but as the moulds used do not last as long, the price of such kits is considerably higher. In recent times, the latest releases from major manufacturers offer unprecedented detail that is a match for the finest resin kits, often including high quality mixed media (photo etched brass, turned aluminum) parts. How to Build Plastic Models Most plastic models are injection molded in polystyrene, and the parts are glued together with plastic solvent. While often omitted by novice modelers, specially formulated paint is applied to assembled models. Complex markings such as aircraft insignia are typically provided with kits as slide-on decals. A recent trend has been to offer kits where the parts snap together, with no glue needed, and with a paint scheme reapplied to some or all of the parts. Plastic ship model kits typically provide thread in several sizes and colors for the rigging. Model Scales Almost all plastic models are designed in a well established scale. Each type of subject has one or more common scales, though they differ from one to the other. The general aim is to allow the finished model to be of a reasonable size, while maintaining consistency across models for collections. The following are the most common scales for popular subjects Aircraft    1/24, 1/32, 1/48, 1/72, and 1/144, with 1/48 and 1/72 being the most popular Military Vehicles   1/35, 1/48 ,1/72, 1/76 Automobiles 1/12,1/16,1/18,1/20,1/24,1/25,1/32,1/35,1/43 Ships 1/96, 1/350, 1/450, 1/700, and other odd scales In reality, models do not always conform to their nominal scale; there are 1/25 scale automobile models which are larger than some 1/24 scale models, for instance. For example, the engine in the recent reissue of the AMT Ala Kart show truck is significantly smaller than the engine in the original issue. AMT employees from the 1960s note that, at that time, all AMT kits were packaged into boxes of a standardized size, to simplify shipping and the overriding requirement of designing any kit was that it had to fit into that precise size of box, not matter how large or small the original vehicle.